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Hours after the snow fell, there was little improvement on some roads, and drivers needed a little more time to get around.

“It’s tricky. You have to slow down and watch the other person for sure,” said Donna Ormsby of Bowdoin.

Monday’s bitter cold temperatures made matters worse as packed-down snow and sand were still gripping the streets, and mounds of snow were on every corner.

“In town, there’s just a lot of snowbanks that made it hard to see,” said Bob Bundy of Otisfield.

There is no snow on Interstate 95 right now, but that was not the case Monday. Drivers said one of the scariest ways they lose visibility during snowstorms is when they find themselves driving significantly slower than bigger trucks passing them.

There were two crashes involving big rigs Monday. A jackknifed tractor-trailer blocked two to the three northbound lanes at Mile 13. A tractor-trailer collided with a snowplow while attempting to pass in Etna.

“You don’t want to overdrive your stopping distance, so you always want to keep an eye on what’s ahead of you a half-mile, a mile ahead of you at all times,” said Brad Gauvreau, a truck driver.

Gauvreau has been a truck driver for more than 30 years. He said he’s seen his fair share of people driving too fast for the conditions.

“I’ve had people pass me and then hit the guardrails ahead of me,” he said.

State police said commercial vehicles were only involved in 4 percent of crashes in the snow last year.